The human species is a virus and should be wiped out

Let me just start by saying i know this statement is very strong and a sweeping generalization but i think it has an element of truth to it.

What is the definition of a virus?

VIRUS: infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts

If you believe that the earth is a living organism (The host), then it is logical to assume that human beings are a virus, parasitic in nature taking
everything we can to survive from the host giving little if not nothing back.

What is the definition of a parasite?

Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between two different organisms where one organism, the parasite, takes favor from the host, sometimes
for a prolonged time. In general, parasites are much smaller than their hosts, show a high degree of specialization for their mode of life, and
reproduce more quickly and in greater numbers than their hosts.

I think that sums us up pretty well, but when you look into it we are actaully worse than parasite's at least they have a symbiotic relationship with
whatever host they infect.

I ask you what have we (human beings) done to contribute to the earth? The only thing i can think of personally is carbon dioxide which we breath out
which in turn helps plant life, But then if you factor how much rainforest and grasslands we have removed from the earth through deforestation of
logging or building work then it paints a nasty picture for humans.

I think we as a people need to be wiped off the face of the earth, people say we have come so far compared to people's of old but i say we aint come
that far at all.

We still kill,murder,rape,victimize,persecute on a daily basis you need only read your local newspapers or watch the news to get a daily dose of human
nature. People are selfish egotistical beings

i watch some things on the internet that really makes me wonder how we can act like this, in fact i watched a video today that inspired me to make
this thread because i think i have lost all hope for humanity.

i believe humanity doesnt exist anymore, ill give you a brief description of the video before throwing up the link because i dont actaully want people
to watch it because it is so bad!

The video is of a poor defenseless woman being beaten by a group of men,(who are filming it on mobile's) They proceed to kick her unconscious but
they dont stop they're one of them picks up a big brick and drops it with force onto her head, from when that happens a pool of blood forms and you
can tell it has broken her skull and she is dead

The video left me feeling sick and ashamed to call myself human, What kind of animal could do that to another person? let alone film it on a mobile
for others to see? I was in a relationship with a violent EX girlfreind and never ever thought about hitting her back let alone dropping a brick on
her head and killing her

Here is the link for the video, i just want to throw it up to argue my point that human beings are nothing but animals and deserved to be wiped out so
that the earth can recover from the ilness that is human's PLEASE BE ADVISED the video is horrible left me feeling sick inside so be carefull

**Video Removed; Please See Below**

Seriously disgusting people! if i had a button that could wipe human's from existance then i would push it! seriously thats how i feel after watching
that video

So i ask you ATS members what argument can you possibly give me otherwise? why do we do the things we do?

i could go on for hours about the things we do!

Food distribution

Wealth distribution

Wars

Religious persecution

Racism

The list goes on on on and on some more

so which bright ATS member can restore my faith in humanity? what have we done since our arrival on this planet to contribute to the natural order or
things?

Sorry if i sound harsh or rant like i just dont understand how people can do the things they do?

Why don't you show us the way, and lead on. Take the initiative and destroy your self before you replicate and cause he whole world to be destroyed.
Never know, after all these millennium the Earth is finally at risk....

May as well destroy all the other mammals too, they only replicate and use up resources.

From all this we may learn that there are two races of men in this world but only these two. The race of the decent man and the race of the
indecent man. Both are found everywhere, they penetrate into all groups of society. No group consists entirely of decent or indecent people. In this
sense no group is of pure race.
Victor Frankl

Not 10 minutes ago I was thinking of authoring a thread on how humans are parasites. Running under the main point of using and trashing the earth and
everything on it and do little if anything to benefit it. But I can go with a virus, a lot of the same elements really. Might be crazy here, but I
look at some pics of space and how things appear to operate on a very basic level, and it reminds of cells, a while ago it started me to thinking what
if we were some sort of parasite or virus within a large creature.

Not 10 minutes ago I was thinking of authoring a thread on how humans are parasites. Running under the main point of using and trashing the earth and
everything on it and do little if anything to benefit it. But I can go with a virus, a lot of the same elements really. Might me crazy here, but I
look at some pics of space and how things appear to operate on a very basic level, and it reminds of cells, a while ago it started me to thinking what
if we were some sort of parasite or virus within a large creature.

I believe we are but a small link in a big chain given the size of the
uni/multiverse i dont think that sounds so crazy!

Sometimes we all despair of the human race. Nearly every day we hear of paedophiles, rapists, murderers and evil people.

Although your title is strong, I don't think you mean it literally (I may be wrong). There are elements in our society that are downright evil but
there are also many good and enlightened souls on this planet.

It is true, humans have lost the knowledge that our ancestors millennia ago had to exist as one with nature, to only take what we need and to respect
our natural resources and life in general. True also that if man were no longer on Earth the world would tick along nicely without us. But I think
rather than for us to be wiped off the planet, a better solution would be for us to get in touch with the planet again, to 'reboot' our systems so
that we can live in one with it rather than destroy it.

I don't know how this could be done, but one step at a time, one human at a time is a start.

I hope tomorrow you read about or see an act of selflessness that restores your faith in Mankind, I know mine has been shaken many a time!

I just wanted to point out that not all parasites are bad! Our own bodies rely heavily on a parasitic population within them.

I agree that every living thing on Earth is a parasite of the host "Mother Earth." Without this parasitic population, this planet would be more
similar to Mars or our moon, than to what we are used to.

Of course the natural balance can run amuck if natural processes are tinkered with. As responsible humans, we have to try to do more harm than good,
but this is not strictly a human or monkey problem. Hydrilla here in Florida is a plant that thrives in our waters and chokes out everything around
it including all other plants, fish, and eventually the water source itself.

Anyhow, my first reply was more articulate, but don't push that button just yet, I think we can do as much good as we do harm.

Because i am not suicidal? im just pissed off with the way we treat eachover and tried to voice my opinions but if you feel like saying im trying to
make myself sound 'awesome' and that im implying that im 'enlightened' then thats up to you.

It is true, humans have lost the knowledge that our ancestors millennia ago had to exist as one with nature, to only take what we need and to respect
our natural resources and life in general. True also that if man were no longer on Earth the world would tick along nicely without us. But I think
rather than for us to be wiped off the planet, a better solution would be for us to get in touch with the planet again, to 'reboot' our systems so
that we can live in one with it rather than destroy it.

I constantly wonder how it is that we "intelligent" humans of the future have "lost" all this knowledge. If we are so advanced why can we not
figure out how they accomplished so many things, and why even our modern fantastic machines can't accomplish what they did. Many I know like to
blame religion for squashing all of these secrets, but since modern religions developed at different times, in different places, and some places not
at all, I can't believe this to be the sole reason.

I like living, I don't want to see humans disappear, but as you said perhaps a "reboot" would be beneficial.

Maybe in the past we grew in such numbers much like the present, Became complacent and became a world much like today in which we cared little about
the people more about personal gain, and eventaully we wiped ourseves out?

Thats just a theory and it doesnt explain where all of this hidden knowledge is?

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

I am not picking on the OP by any means. I think alot of Sci-Fi films are based on partial truths and good hypotheses. The human = virus has made alot
of sense to me ever since I heard Agent Smith utter the words back in 1999...

On a serious note. It's entirely believable. Humanity DOES in fact behave as a virus upon the Earth. It's a frightening prospect though, if true.
The Earth will find a way to cleanse itself and that is bad news for us

I think you are missing the point because a video supplied with the thread has been removed by the mods.
had you have seen it i think you would have seen the post in a different light.
I was in agreement with reading after seeing it - sadly

I think you are missing the point because a video supplied with the thread has been removed by the mods.
had you have seen it i think you would have seen the post in a different light.
I was in agreement with reading after seeing it - sadly

I didn't get to see the video; I would have liked to.

No matter what was on the video, it was obviously an isolated incident. I have not seen mass rape/murder/suicide or looting anywhere I have lived in
35 years. The occasional thing makes the news, but I don't think that warrants the destruction of an entire race. Besides, as people have posted
before, all species of plant and animal will rape, murder, and plunder resources to ensure their own survival, so killing all the humans is not
sufficient.

It is true, humans have lost the knowledge that our ancestors millennia ago had to exist as one with nature, to only take what we need and to respect
our natural resources and life in general. True also that if man were no longer on Earth the world would tick along nicely without us. But I think
rather than for us to be wiped off the planet, a better solution would be for us to get in touch with the planet again, to 'reboot' our systems so
that we can live in one with it rather than destroy it.

I constantly wonder how it is that we "intelligent" humans of the future have "lost" all this knowledge. If we are so advanced why can we not
figure out how they accomplished so many things, and why even our modern fantastic machines can't accomplish what they did. Many I know like to
blame religion for squashing all of these secrets, but since modern religions developed at different times, in different places, and some places not
at all, I can't believe this to be the sole reason.

I like living, I don't want to see humans disappear, but as you said perhaps a "reboot" would be beneficial.

I don't want to simplify it in anyway, but I feel that the moment we started to figure out how to make our lives easier, by storing/growing food,
domesticating animals, and trading, greed and a downward spiral of knowledge loss was sure to follow. Does that make sense?

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